Monday, February 25, 2008
BN manifesto of security, peace and prosperity
The points outlined in BN manifesto:
Economy
Raise the nation’s productivity, income and competitiveness levels
Cushion the effects of rising prices
Generate two million job opportunities
Reduce the Budget deficit further - more development funds, without increasing taxes
Follow through on five Development Corridors to bring equitable growth, investment and job opportunities to all parts of Malaysia
Balanced Development
Eradicate hardcore poverty. Bring poverty rated down to 2.8 percent by 2010
Increase quality rural jobs and incomes
Ensure access to modern quality healthcare
Upgrade urban public transport and reduce traffic congestion
Affordable housing
Education
Raise teachers’ minimum qualification and provide more training opportunities
Continue to make national schools the school of choice by, among others, explaining the teaching of Mandarin and Tamil
Safeguard the position of national-type schools
Provide more scholarships for undergraduates for poor but deserving students - regardless of race
Law & Order
Bring down the country’s crime index
Tackle drug abuse and other social ills
Address the issue of illegal immigrants
Add 60,000 Police personnel by 2011
Set up more than 150 new Police stations and beat bases to increase presence in more neighourhoods
Improve safety in schools, playgrounds and public areas
Focus police operations and resources in crime hot spots across the country
Public Services
Speed up implementation of e-government initiatives
Complete overhaul of all land offices and district offices
Speed up issuance of licenses and permits
Tie civil servants promotions, rewards and penalties more closely to performance targets
Increase ethnic diversity in the public sector
Reducing Corruption and Improving Government
Continue to enforce anti-corruption measures without fear or favour
Strengthen monitoring and enforcement by agencies such as the ACA, Customs, Inland Revenue and local authorities
Religion & Unity
Build better understanding of Islam among Muslims and non-Muslims through Islam Hadhari Facilitate construction, consolidation and relocation of all places of worship via state government mechanism, coordinated at federal level, that will protect the interests of all communities.
Increase dialogue on inter-faith issues through the Department of National Unity and National Integration
Foreign Policy
Continue to play an active, principled and impartial role in international affairs
Expand trade and investment linkages
Advance the economic agenda of the OIC through capacity building in less developed OIC countries
Contribute towards a development agenda for the world’s poorest countries
read more at http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/Frontpage/20080225191814/Article/index_html
Sunday, February 24, 2008
PBS Parti Bersatu Sabah United Sabah Party
The Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS, or United Sabah Party) is a political party in Sabah, east Malaysia. It was registered as a political party on March 5, 1985.
read more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parti_Bersatu_Sabah
Barisan Nasional
2008 site: http://www.bn2008.org.my/
penang site: http://www.bnpenang.org.my/
Barisan Nasional (National Front or BN) is a major political coalition in Malaysia. Formed in 1973 as the successor of the Alliance (Parti Perikatan), it has ruled Malaysia uninterrupted (its term as the Alliance included) since independence. The Nasional headquarters is located in the nation's capital, Kuala Lumpur. Barisan National has seats in every state in Malaysia
read more at:
UMNO Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Bersatu United Malays National Organisation
read more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Malays_National_Organization
MIC மலேசியா இந்தியா காங்கிரெஸ் The Malaysian Indian Congress Kongres India Se-Malaysia
The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC or Kongres India Se-Malaysia) (Tamil : மலேசியா இந்தியா காங்கிரெஸ்) is a Malaysian political party and is one of the founding members of the ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional, previously known as the Alliance, that has been in power since the country achieved independence in 1957.
read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_Indian_Congress
MCA 马来西亚华人公会 The Malaysian Chinese Association Persatuan Cina Malaysia
The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA or Persatuan Cina Malaysia) (traditional Chinese: 馬來西亞華人公會; simplified Chinese: 马来西亚华人公会; pinyin: Mǎláixīyà Huárén Gōnghuì; Cantonese: Ma Loi Saiya Wah Yen Koong Wui) is a political party in Malaysia, made up of Malaysian Chinese and one of the three major parties that make up the ruling Barisan Nasional (or National Front).
read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_Chinese_Association.
Gerakan
The Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Malaysian People's Movement Party in English) formed on 24th March 1968, is a liberal party in Malaysia. The party is part of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition. The party is a member of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats.
read more at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_People%27s_Movement_Party
PKR
PKR site: http://www.harapanmalaysia.com/
The People's Justice Party (Parti Keadilan Rakyat in Malay, often known simply as Keadilan) is a centrist political party in Malaysia formed in 2003 by a merger of the National Justice Party and the older Malaysian People's Party.
read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parti_Keadilan_Rakyat
PAS
The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (Malay: Parti Islam Se-Malaysia), commonly known as PAS or Pas, is an Islamist political party in Malaysia
read more in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAS_(political_party)
改变 - 民主行动党全国大选竞选主题曲 Berubah - Lagu Kempen Pilihanraya DAP Just Change - DAP 2008 Election Campaign Song
DAP site http://dapmalaysia.org/newenglish/sitemap.htm
http://www.dapmalaysia.org/cnet/
The Democratic Action Party, or DAP (Malay: Parti Tindakan Demokratik; Chinese: 民主行动党 Pinyin: Mínzhu Xíngdòngdāng) is Malaysia's largest secular, multi-racial, social democratic/democratic socialist opposition party.
read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Action_Party
the following extracted from sinchew daily page 14, 2008, 1st of March.
DAP
NORMAN FERNANDEZ
N 45 STULANG
his blog
PM: Mind your words
read more at
http://thestar.com.my/election/story.asp?file=/2008/2/25/election2008/20433746&sec=election2008
Datuk Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi[1] (born November 26, 1939 in Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang) is the 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He is also the President of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the largest political party in Malaysia, and leads the governing Barisan Nasional parliamentary coalition. He is informally known as Pak Lah, 'Pak' meaning uncle while 'Lah' is taken from his name Abdullah.
read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_Ahmad_Badawi